The situations which are explained, are only situations in which VAR correctly or incorrectly intervened or did not intervened, or did not intervene, in relation to the referees decision, according to the VAR protocol.
Pafos – AEL, 46th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW/ CANSELLED THE GOAL- OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW: CANSELLED THE GOAL /OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION: ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
AEK - Akritas, 65th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: GOAL
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION / VAR REVIEW/ CANSELLED THE GOAL- OFFSIDE
REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW : CANSELLED THE GOAL /OFFSIDE
EXPLANATION : ASSISTANT REFEREE AND REFEREE FOLLOWED THE OFFSIDE VAR PROCEDURE, DELAY THE FLAG IN THE VERY TIGHT SITUATION DECIDED TO PLAY ON AND AWARDED THE GOAL. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, PERFORMED THE OFFSIDE LINE PROCEDURE CORRECTLY, AND USING TRIANGULATION METHOD CORRECT SOLUTION OBTAINED BY SOFTER . VAR INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL ,CORRECTLY. REFEREE AFTER VAR REVIEW CHANGED THE DECISION , CORRECTLY
Apollon - Karmiotissa, 33rd minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: VAR COMFIRMATION
ΕXPLANATION: THE GOALKEEPER TRIES TO PLAY THE BALL WITH HIS HAND IN FRONT OF THE ATTACKER IN THE PENALTY AREA. THE ATTACKER HEADS THE BALL FIRST ,AFTER WHICH THE GOALKEEPER ,WHO DID NOT TOUCH THE BALL , HITS HIM WHIT HIS ELBOW IN THE NECK. REFEREE CLEARLY SAW THE SITUATION AND AWARDED A PENALTY ΚICK, CORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND CONFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
VIDEO ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ - ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ, 33ο λεπτό
Apollon - Karmiotissa, 62nd minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PLAY ON
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION /OFR – PENALTY KICK
REFEREE AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: THE BALL WAS IN THE AIR.THE ATTACKER RECEIVES THE BALL WITH HIS FOOT, AFTER WHICH THE DEFENDER WHO TRIED TO PLAY THE BALL CLEARLY KICKS HIM IN THE FOOT, WITHOUT TOUCH THE BALL. REFEREE MISSED THIS SITUATION AND DECIDED TO PLAY ON. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION, FOUND THE CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR THE PENALTY KICK AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY REFEREE AFTER THE OFR, AWARDED THE PENALTY KICK , CORRECTLY.
VIDEO ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ - ΚΑΡΜΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ, 62ο λεπτό
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK + YELLOW CARD
VAR: VAR COMFIRMATION
EXPLANATION: DEFENDER PLAYER No 6 STOPS THE MOVEMENT OF THE ATTACKERS No 94 IN THE PENALTY AREA, BY PULLING THE OPPONENT“S ARM AND SHOULDER, CAUSING THE ATTACKER TO FALLS TO THE GROUND. REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK AND YELLOW CARD, CORRECTLY . VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION AND COMFIRMED THE REFEREE DECISION ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL, CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR NO RED CARD:- ATTACKER DOES NOT HAVE FULL CONTROLL OF THE BALL ( the ball is in the air)
VIDEO Απόλλων - Καρμιώτισσα, 76ο λεπτό
Nea Salamina - Anorthosis, 24th minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: DIRECT FREE KICK ( OFFENSIVE FOUL)
VAR: VAR NO INTERVENTION
EXPLANATION: THE REFEREE ASSESED A VERY SOFT CONTACT BETWEEN THE ATTACKER AND DEFENDER AS A FOUL BY ATTACKER. THE ATTACKER SCORES . REFEREE DID NOT FOLLOW THE VAR PROCEDURE ( DELAY THE WHISTLE ) AND GAVE A WHISTLE SIGNAL BEFORE THE BALL ENTERED THE GOAL , INCORRECTLY. VAR CAREFULLY CHECKED THE SITUATION, ESTABLISHED THAT THE REFEREE STOPPED THE GAME BEFORE THE GOAL WAS SCORED AND ACCORDANCE WITH VAR PROTOCOL HE COULD NOT INTERVENE AND OPEN THE VAR PROCESS.
VIDEO ΝΕΑ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΝΑ - ΑΝΟΡΘΩΣΗ 24ο λεπτό
E.N. Paralimniou - APOEL, 53rd minute
REF INITIAL DECISION: PENALTY KICK
VAR: VAR INTERVENTION /ON FIELD REVIEW - NO HANDBALL – CANSELLED PENALTY KICK
REFEREE DECISION AFTER ON FIELD REVIEW: CANSELLED PENALTY KICK
EXPLANATION: THE BALL HITS THE ARM OF THE DEFENDER WHO IS ON THE GOAL LINE. REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY KICK , INCORRECTLY. VAR CHECKED THE SITUATION , FOUND A CLEAR EVIDENCE FOR INTERRVENTION AND INTERVENED ACCORDING TO THE VAR PROTOCOL CORRECTLY.
CONSIDERATION FOR VAR INTERVENTION ( HANDBALL) :
- ARM IN NATURAL POSITION
-ARM DOES NOT MAKE A BODY BIGGER
VIDEO ΕΝΠ - ΑΠΟΕΛ, 53ο λεπτό
